Question

Thirty years ago, I fell in love with a dog called Cookie. _______ it was hard for me to add another mouth to feed, I never gave it a second thought.

Cookie could quickly _______ seeing my bags spread across the bed with my leaving on a trip. She was also good at showing unhappiness with her tail, trying to make me _______ .

When I came back home and wrote my stories, she _______ sat next to my desk and we could have conversations about where I'd been and what I'd seen. We _______ each other as only animals and those who love them can. I often read to her what I'd written. If she turned away to start cleaning a paw, I knew I had to improve my story. _______ , she didn't understand what I was really writing. But this kind of communication with her was my _______ of pushing a story to a higher level.

She inspired (激发) me to make up many stories and became my partner in my travels. In this way, we travelled together. Some readers may think it _______ to have such a relationship, but dog owners like me will know it's true and understand.

Today I am still a travel writer. My heart is broken because my friend Cookie left me forever. Like many old friends, she and I _______ much over the years. I miss her so much and I am also ________ to her for being at my side for all those years, listening and simply loving.

It doesn't matter if she never understood a word I said or that she never left our home. She was my travel partner and always will be.

1.A.Though B.Because C.If D.While

2.A.compare B.fill C.connect D.mix

3.A.laugh B.cry C.stay D.leave

4.A.always B.seldom C.sometime D.never

5.A.worried about B.shouted at C.complained to D.communicated with

6.A.Above all B.Of course C.First of all D.As a result

7.A.risks B.ways C.results D.problems

8.A.incorrect B.proper C.valuable D.impossible

9.A.paid B.shared C.threw D.forgot

10.A.generous B.helpful C.thankful D.friendly

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.C

4.A

5.D

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.B

10.C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个旅行作家与他的宠物狗Cookie的故事。

1.

句意：尽管我很难再多添一张嘴来喂，但我从来没有多想过。

Though尽管，表让步；Because因为，表原因；If如果，表条件；While然而，表对比。上文“我很难再多添一张嘴”和下文“我从来没有多想过”之间是让步关系，应用连词though表让步。故选A。

2.

句意：Cookie可以很快地将看到我铺在床上的包与我旅行的离开联系起来。

compare比较；fill充满；connect把……联系起来；mix混合。根据语境可知，Cookie看到我床上的包，就能联系到我将要离开去旅行。故选C。

3.

句意：她还善于用尾巴表现出不快，想让我留下来。

laugh笑；cry哭；stay停留；leave离开。根据上文“my leaving on a trip”可知，Cookie知道我将要离开去旅行，所以她想让我留下来。故选C。

4.

句意：当我回家写我的故事时，她总是坐在我的办公桌旁，我们可以谈论我去过哪里，看到了什么。

always总是；seldom很少；sometime有时； never从不。根据下文“we could have conversations about where I'd been and what I'd seen”可知，Cookie总是坐在我的办公桌旁，所以我们才能谈论旅行中的事情。故选A。

5.

句意：我们彼此交流是因为只有动物和爱它们的人才能交流。

worried about担心；shouted at冲……喊叫；complained to抱怨；communicated with交流。根据上文“we could have conversations…”可知，我和Cookie能够彼此交流。故选D。

6.

句意：当然，她不明白我到底在写什么。

Above all首先；Of course当然；First of all首先；As a result结果。根据语境可知，Cookie是只动物，它当然不明白我到底在写什么。故选B。

7.

句意：但这种与她沟通的方式是我将故事推向更高层次的方式。

risks危险；ways方式；results结果；problems问题。根据语境可知，和Cookie交流是作者将故事推向更高层次的一种方式方法。故选B。

8.

句意：一些读者可能认为不可能有这样的关系，但像我这样的狗主人会知道这是真的并理解。

incorrect不正确的；proper适当的；valuable有价值的；impossible不可能的。根据语境可知，像作者一样的狗主人能理解这种和宠物之间的关系，句中but表转折，故一些读者认为不可能有这样的关系。故选D。

9.

句意：像许多老朋友一样，这些年来我和她分享了很多。

paid支付；shared分享；threw扔；forgot忘记。根据上文内容可知，作者经常和Cookie分享自己的所见所闻，分享自己所写的故事。故选B。

10.

句意：我非常想念她，我也很感谢她这么多年来一直在我身边，倾听我的心声以及纯粹的爱。

generous慷慨的；helpful有用的；thankful感谢的；friendly友好地。根据语境可知，作者非常感谢Cookie这么多年来一直陪在自己的身边。故选C。